Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Intelligent Tranportation Systems: Ramp Meters

This report first identifies key ramp metering technologies. A literature review of published ramp metering algorithms follows. Previous applications of ramp metering are reviewed, with focus on costs and benefits. In order to simulate freeway traffic behavior, a traffic model is described. A benefit cost analysis is then performed based on the benefits derived from the simulation and costs of ramp metering.

• Record URL:
  https://merritt.cdlib.org/d/ark%3A%2F13030%2Fm5tx5kfw/1/producer%2FUCB-ITS-PRR-99-19.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1999 Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California Berkeley CA
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
  Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
  Richmond, CA  United States  94804-4648

  California Department of Transportation

  1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Kang, Seungmin
  • Gillen, David W
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 44 p.
• Serial:
  • PATH working paper ; UCB-ITS-PRR-99-19
  • Publisher: University of California, Berkeley

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Benefit cost analysis; Ramp metering; Traffic models
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796672
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCB-ITS-PRR-99-19
• Files: PATH, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 17 2000 12:00AM